Sport Tom Bosworth: Gay footballers are worried about abuse

00:25 13 august 2017

00:25 13 august 2017 Source:
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Tom Bosworth left heartbroken by disqualification from 20km walk

Tom Bosworth was left heartbroken after seeing his hopes of a World Championship medal in the 20 kilometres walk dashed by a disqualification on the Mall. The 27-year-old collapsed to the side of the road in tears after a third red card brought his race to a dramatic end.Bosworth, who finished sixth at last year's Olympics in Rio, was hoping to become the first Briton to claim a major championship medal in the event since the 1964 Olympics.He led the way for much of the first half of the race before disaster struck.Bosworth said: "I was feeling great and walking faster than I ever have done.

Race walker Tom Bosworth competed for Great Britain at the World Athletics Championships, is set to About four or five years ago, some former athletes in local athletics would verbally abuse me. I guess I was more worried about people blaming me than the students but I had the support of my friends High-profile gay sports men and women. Former Aston Villa footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger.

Former NBA player John Amaechi and race walker Tom Bosworth say gay Premier League footballers would perform better if they came out. Bosworth told MPs he had suffered abuse on social media after revealing his engagement to his partner during the Rio Olympics.

Great Britain's Tom Bosworth insists there are "plenty" of gay footballers but fears they will never come out because of abuse from fans.

The 27-year-old came out in 2015 and got engaged to long-term partner Harry Dineley during the Rio Olympics last year.

He competes in the 20k race walk at the World Championships on Sunday as Britain look to cap a frustrating championships in London with a successful final day.

Bosworth is comfortable having come out but concedes other athletes, especially in football, will never go public with their sexuality in fear of the reaction.

Cherries submit training complex plan

Bournemouth have submitted a planning application to the Borough of Poole for a new multi-million pound training complex. The Cherries have recently acquired the 57-acre former Canford Magna Golf Club site and are planning a phased development to eventually house the first team, development squad, academy and pre-academy training operations and facilities in one location.The centre will include 10 full-size pitches, three junior pitches, an indoor artificial playing surface, state-of-the-art medical, fitness, sports science and rehabilitation facilities, administrative space and a press conference theatre.

Former NBA player John Amaechi and race walker Tom Bosworth say gay Premier League footballers would perform better if they came out. Bosworth told MPs he had suffered abuse on social media after revealing his engagement to his partner during the Rio Olympics.

Race walker Tom Bosworth competed for Great Britain at the World Athletics Championships, is set to About four or five years ago, some former athletes in local athletics would verbally abuse me. I guess I was more worried about people blaming me than the students but I had the support of my friends High-profile gay sports men and women. Former Aston Villa footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger.

He said: "There are plenty of gay footballers, there's no doubt about that, I can say that 100 per cent there are, and they are supported but they are not able to come out.

"I've not spoken to them one-on-one but I know of them, I know of gay athletes across all sports, some out, some not. It doesn't mean they are unhappy or anything like that or feel any pressure or anything, but it's just the state of affairs and the world we live in.

"I'm not surprised because you still have racism. You still have sexism. These are your bosses, these are your friends. These are still human beings going to a football match.

"But what is it about that environment that you feel so comfortable - too comfortable - in saying things that you would never dream of saying in the work place or down the pub?

Cherries submit training complex plan

Bournemouth have submitted a planning application to the Borough of Poole for a new multi-million pound training complex. The Cherries have recently acquired the 57-acre former Canford Magna Golf Club site and are planning a phased development to eventually house the first team, development squad, academy and pre-academy training operations and facilities in one location.The centre will include 10 full-size pitches, three junior pitches, an indoor artificial playing surface, state-of-the-art medical, fitness, sports science and rehabilitation facilities, administrative space and a press conference theatre.

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"You wouldn't hurl abuse or those comments anywhere, yet people free to put it on social media behind a screen and do it in a stadium. Stop a second. Would you do this to your colleague? Would you say that in the workplace? You would lose your job immediately."

LA Galaxy and former Leeds midfielder Robbie Rogers came out as gay in 2013 while ex-Aston Villa man Thomas Hitzlsperger came out in 2014.

Players have worn rainbow laces to support Stonewall's campaign of equality in sport while this weekend cricket clubs are backing it in the T20 Blast and Super League.

"I believe it's down to the football clubs. I met with (FA chairman) Greg Clarke and he told me about things that they were doing," said Bosworth, who came sixth in the Olympics last year.

"He mentioned there's a text scheme in stadiums now where you can text in if you hear any abuse with the seat number and so on. I said: 'Is that really used?' and he told me it was.

"I've said time heals and everything, and hopefully, I don't know whether we will ever see an out footballer in the current situation because nothing is changing. Something has to be done about it for somebody to feel comfortable enough to come out.

"It is really nice for me, because when I did the individual interview (on the BBC), Victoria (Derbyshire) asked me 'is this going to change your life?' And I said, 'no, not really. Publicly, maybe, I might be a little bit better known in the LGBT world, and that's about it'.

"I didn't think that it would have any impact. The 2016 and 2017 seasons have been incredible for me. And maybe that did play a part. Maybe it did have a huge impact on my life. Because I could be 100 per cent me without any concerns."

Leicester confirm a number of home fans were ejected for homophobic abuse during Brighton game .
‘It was like something out of the 1970s.’Leicester confirmed that a number of fans had been ejected from the Kingpower stadium by stewards for starting homophobic chants during Saturday’s game, with Leicestershire police saying they’re reviewing evidence in order to ascertain how many others were involved.

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